title: Activation of 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase by single-stranded and double-stranded RNA aptamers.
abstract: A number of small RNA molecules that are high affinity ligands for the 46-kDa form of human 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase have been identified by the SELEX method. Surface plasmon resonance analysis indicates that these RNAs bind to the enzyme with dissociation constants in the nanomolar range. Competition experiments indicate that the binding site for the small RNAs on the 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase molecule at least partially overlaps that for the synthetic double-stranded RNA, poly(I).poly(C). Several of the RNAs function as potent activators of 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase in vitro, although there is no correlation between binding affinity and ability to activate. The RNA aptamers having the strongest activation potential appear to have few base-paired regions. This suggests that 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase, which has previously been believed to be activated only by double-stranded RNA, can also be activated by RNA ligands with little secondary structure. Since 2'-5' oligoadenylate synthetase possesses no homology to other known RNA-binding proteins, the development of small specific ligands by SELEX should facilitate studies of RNA-protein interactions and may reveal novel features of the structure-function relationships involving this enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Structural Biology, University of Aarhus, C. F. Mollers Allé, Building 130, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Norby
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Martensen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jorgensen
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Moestrup
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Clemens
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Justesen
mesh_terms: D015088:2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded; D012313:RNA; D015088:2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase